Jay Leno on the Porsche 918 Spyder
Friday, August 20th, 2010 Posted in Green Machines, Porsche | 1 Comment »AUSmotive is fast becoming Porsche 918 Spyder central; this is the fourth article on the hybrid hypercar inside one week after all. However, this close up look provided by Jay Leno is one of the best opportunities yet to get ...
More Porsche 918 Spyder driving footage
Tuesday, August 17th, 2010 Posted in Green Machines, Porsche | 4 Comments »With the recent appearance of footage showing the Porsche 918 Spyder in action it seems Porsche design boss Michael Mauer was feeling left out. But, as you can see from the pic above, Herr Mauer eventually got his way and ...
New info on the Porsche 918 Spyder
Friday, August 13th, 2010 Posted in Green Machines, Porsche | 2 Comments »In late July word came through that Porsche had signed off on production for the stunning 918 Spyder with hybrid drive. Now a prototype 918 is touring the United States. It is understood the car will be on show in ...
Porsche 918 Spyder given green light
Thursday, July 29th, 2010 Posted in Green Machines, Porsche | 2 Comments »Porsche have confirmed recent rumours by approving full series production of the 918 Spyder hybrid supercar. President and Chairman of the Board of Management of Porsche AG, Michael Macht, says "Production of the 918 Spyder in a limited series proves ...
Citroën Survolt electrifies Le Mans
Wednesday, July 14th, 2010 Posted in Citroen, Green Machines | 4 Comments »It is Bastille Day today, after all. So what better way for this humble blog to celebrate than with these new images of the Citroën Survolt lapping around the famous Le Mans circuit. The Survolt is an all-electric beast offering 224kW ...
918 Spyder set to become most expensive Porsche ever
Wednesday, July 14th, 2010 Posted in Green Machines, Porsche | 8 Comments »The Porsche 918 Spyder now has around 2000 expressions of interest. Last we heard the count was at 900 or so, just 100 short of the minimum number Porsche required to build the hybrid brute; offering a 500bhp 3.4 litre ...
“You will not believe the performance”
Thursday, July 8th, 2010 Posted in Green Machines, Mercedes-Benz | 6 Comments »Virgil Tracy drives the latest machine in the Thunderbirds garage. It's otherwise known as the Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG E-Cell and Virgil reckons it has some mojo, too. Check out the video after the break.
Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG E-Cell
Thursday, July 8th, 2010 Posted in Green Machines, Mercedes-Benz | 2 Comments »Mercedes-Benz, or more specifically, AMG is the latest manufacturer to throw its hat into the mean green hypercar segment. The SLS AMG E-Cell is powered by four electric motors offering a total power output of 392kW, with maximum torque of ...
600hp+ BMW M8 hybrid sports car rumour emerges
Wednesday, June 30th, 2010 Posted in BMW, Green Machines | 2 Comments »Yesterday we posted a BMW promo clip that may have given us a sneak peak at their upcoming front-wheel drive 0 Series platform. Well, also included was this seemingly innocent dash graphic, clearly labelled with an M8 model designation. So ...
EXCLUSIVE: MINI E Race - the complete Nürburgring lap
Friday, May 14th, 2010 Posted in Green Machines, MINI | 2 Comments »Back in April it was announced a specially prepared MINI E Race had lapped the Nürburgring in under 10 minutes. In this age of Porsche v Nissan lap wars sub-10 minute laps times are nothing too special. But, when you ...
If Porsche builds it, they will buy it
Wednesday, April 28th, 2010 Posted in Green Machines, Porsche | 2 Comments »The wonderful looking Porsche 918 Spyder which debuted at the Geneva Motor Show in March is one step closer to reality according to a report published by Bloomberg. Speaking last week at Auto China in Beijing, Wolfgang Duerheimer, Porsche development boss, ...
Volkswagen Scirocco Cup 2010
Tuesday, April 20th, 2010 Posted in Green Machines, Motorsports, Volkswagen | 5 Comments »The Volkswagen Scirocco R, one of AUSmotive's favourite cars, is set to feature in a new one make series to support the DTM category in Germany. To help kick things off for the first round at Hockenheim this weekend five ...
MINI E goes green around Green Hell
Wednesday, April 14th, 2010 Posted in Green Machines, MINI | 6 Comments »A specially prepared 150kW electric powered MINI has just lapped the Nürburgring Nordschleife in under 10 minutes. The MINI E Race is based on the MINI E road car which was first announced in October 2008. Modifications to the standard MINI ...
It’s not easy being green
Thursday, March 4th, 2010 Posted in Green Machines, Motor Shows | No Comments »If you could sum up the 2010 Geneva Motor Show in one word it would be "hybrid". No longer the realm of cardigan-wearing Toyotas, the cool kids all got electricity sets for Christmas and have been waiting for the first ...
Geneva: Ferrari ‘Vettura Laboratorio’ HY-KERS
Wednesday, March 3rd, 2010 Posted in Ferrari, Green Machines, Motor Shows | 5 Comments »It would appear that hybrid technology is the new black at the Geneva Motor Show this year, with even Ferrari getting in on the act with their HY-KERS model. Based on the 599 GTB Fiorano the 'vettura laboratorio' (experimental vehicle) ...
